This has caused hours long waits for simple things from stores, such as butter. Oftentimes these items are then turned around to be sold on the black market. That’s right, there’s a black market in Venezuela right now for things you complain for having to drive 5 minutes to the store for.

On top of that, Venezuela is short around 80% of the medical supplies necessary to treat its population. People are currently dying because they can’t get something as simple as a syringe. According to hospitals, they are bone dry in terms of supplies.

Even corporations like Coca Cola, and airline companies, are refusing to do business any further within the country due to the shortages of everything needed to operate.

This is the effects of a socialist government. One currently being championed by the left, especially in the form of its head cheerleader, Bernie Sanders.

You’ll recall that even Sanders refused to speak in detail about Venezuela, as he ran away from the question of Venezuela when it was asked of him during an interview with Univision. He did that – as I’ve explained before – because this is the end result of socialist policies.

If you’re still looking to support someone like Bernie Sanders, and the socialist policies he espouses, then this is the end result. We don’t have to make this mistake to learn from it, Venezuela already did it for us.